Other Games That Can Be Played Using Go Equipment

   

Gomoku

Played on a 19*19 or 13*13 board.

Tic-Tac-Toe

Played in the squares of a 4x4 board.

Othello

Played on the squares of a 9*9 Go board. In fact, I've seen an Othello game set sold with a 9*9 Go ban, with star point at the 3-3 points and everything!

Pente

On any non-tiny board.

[ext] Twixt

PhilosophersFootball

Sometimes played on a 19x15 board.

Connect4

Played in the squares of a 9*9 board.

starline: On IYT they call this 'stack4'. The IYT people have invented a variation which they call 'stack 4*4'. The rules are the same except the pieces can connect to any of the 4 sides. I haven't played a full game so I don't know if it's any good. I'll post again when I find out. Seems quite promising so far!

Paddle Ball

ilan: It looks to me like you can play paddle ball using two gobans and a go stone, see [ext] http://www.crateandbarrel.com/itemgroups/3997_0.asp

I'll be in Santa Monica in September, if anyone wants to try it out on Venice Beach.

[ext] Tiddlywinks

The bigger the board the better. Go stones don't make the best tiddley-winks, but it is better than nothing.

Speaking as a world-class tiddlywinks player ([ext] my [ext] credentials) I can categorically state that go stones would not be legal for use as winks in tournament games, and a goban does not meet the criterion for a mat. For further clarification, see Section 3 of [ext] the rules.--Tim Hunt.

Step Aerobics

ilan: If you want to burn lots of money as well as calories, you can use a Kaya board with legs for your step aerobic workout. These Go bans seems similar in size to the "High Step Aerobic Step" shown on this site: [ext] http://www.sportsunlimitedinc.com/steps.html

Darts

Paint rings on your GoBan and throw darts at it.

Frisbee

joshual000: I think this was depicted on the cover of a 'Get Strong' book. This also leads to such variants as [ext] disc golf.

ilan: I suppose you mean using the Go bowl lid as the Frisbee.

joshual000: I suppose you could try a goban if you really wanted, the bowl lids seem to be best suited however.

ilan: You could use the Kaya tree before they chiselled the goban out of it for a Caber Toss.

joshual000: Sort of a preemptive use, wouldn't you say?

Sand Castle Building

starline: Fill the plastic containers up with sand (I forget the correct sand to water ratio - maybe 4 sand to 1 water?) and you are set to go. Plonk it down on your board for the perfect sandcastle. Don't forget to bring a go book to use as a fan. Go stones as windows and pathways are optional.

Tetris

Helger: Go board and stones are ideal for this. The falling of tetraminos --- this can be accomplished by carefully temperated blowing --- can be accompanied by realistic sounds. (Use bowls as tamtams.) Other interesting variations like pentris and hextris are possible.

Dungeons and Dragons


Variants also has a section that covers this topic.


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